Homicides in Madagascar
Madagascar: Homicides was 1,778 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Madagascar is 1,778 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Madagascar peaked at 1,778 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,551 deaths, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,551 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1,554 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,576 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,603 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,634 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,650 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,693 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,712 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,723 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,726 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,718 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,727 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,700 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,715 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,744 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,731 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,739 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,761 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,761 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,766 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,773 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,778 deaths | +0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1,778 deaths is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,070 deaths, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1,778 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 971.62 deaths, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,642 deaths | 1,551 deaths | 1,726 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,736 deaths | 1,700 deaths | 1,766 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,776 deaths | 1,773 deaths | 1,778 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Madagascar?
- Homicides in Madagascar was 1,778 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,778 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,551 deaths in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for homicides?
- Madagascar ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.